Skype


What is it?
  • Personal and coporate videoconferencing tool. This is a great tool to speak with anyone over a distance.
How can you use it?
  • We just read a story about a two children that have become penpals and one is a victim of a natural disaster. This child is from Chile and lives on a grape farm. I Am going to work towards having my students write to a class of students from another part of the contury. The culmination of this penpal unit would be to hold a video conference with a the classroom of children that we have been writing to.
  • Be sure to provide multiple curricular applications

Why would you use it?
  • This can add to cultural and social understanding. There are so many children that do not have the oppertunity to travel and experience other cultures experiences.
  • Using this tool can be time consuming but very benificial.
  • NETS Standards: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d

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